March 1944

Eastern Front

The 1st Guards Army is involved in heavy fighting around Tarnopol, the Germans counterattacking and forcing the Soviet units out of the town. However, the fortress remains under siege and comes under sustained arty fire. Other units of the 1st Ukrainian Front also puch toward Proskurov as the 1st Panzer Army falls back.

Uman falls to the 2nd Tank Army, while the 5th Guards Tank and 53rd Armies converge on the town to destroy significant elements of the 8th Army. The fighting on the road to Uman has cost the 8th Army some 200 tanks, 600 arty pieces and 12,000 motor vehicles. The 3rd Ukrainian Front crosses the Ingul River as it presses toward the Bug.